Lesson 6 - The Fruit Group

Lesson 6 - The Fruit Group

Open Ended

What is your favorite kind of fruit to eat?

The Fruit Group

Foods in the fruit group are nutritious because they are full of many different kinds of vitamins.

Vitamin D and Vitamin C are very good for keeping your skin healthy as well as healing cuts and bruises. Many fruits are full of Vitamins C and D!

Did you know?

Your skin is the largest organ in your body!

Your skin covers your muscles like a special glove, and it protects your whole body from germs.

When you get a cut or a bruise, it's important for your skin to heal.

EAT MORE FRUIT!

Which Fruit Grows Where?

• Fruit can grow on trees, bushes, or vines.

• Fruits like apples, oranges, and pears grow on trees.

• Fruits like blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries grow on bushes.

• Fruits like grapes and watermelon grow on vines.

All fruit contains seeds!

Some fruit has only one seed (called a pit). Most fruits have multiple seeds inside.

Next time you eat a fruit, see if you can find the seed (or seeds) inside of it!

Multiple Choice

Which of these foods is full of healthy vitamins and is part of the fruit group?

Multiple Choice

Which of these foods is full of healthy vitamins and is part of the fruit group?

Multiple Choice

Which of these foods is full of healthy vitamins and is part of the fruit group?

Multiple Choice

Which of these foods is full of healthy vitamins and is part of the fruit group?

Multiple Choice

Which of these foods is full of healthy vitamins and is part of the fruit group?

Serving Size for Fruit

• You should eat 2 - 4 servings of fruit every day.

• Remember that the serving size is about the size of your fist.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these suggestions would be about the size of a single serving of fruit?

• Eating one raisin.

• Eating one small apple.

• Eating 3 peaches.

• Eating a huge bowl of watermelon.

The Fruit Group

• Foods in the fruit group are full of vitamins that keep our bodies healthy - for example they help heal cuts and bruises on our skin.

• You need to eat 2 - 4 servings of fruit per day to keep your diet balanced and healthy.

• Fruit is easy to eat at any point in the day. They are great for breakfast, with lunch, as a snack, or even as part of dessert!